How do I play WMA files?

codecs wma

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Solution 1

I found the solution: remove the folder .gstreamer in the home directory.

Solution 2

Give a try using VLC player which worked in mine without the need of downloading codecs separately, I found the following link which was similar to your problem, Hope it helps

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zourite

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Updated on September 18, 2022

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zourite almost 2 years

Since I made the upgrade to 12.04 I can't play WMA files. I added Medibuntu, install w64codecs, non-free-codecs but they don't work. I have also installed ubuntu-restricted-extras.
- Scott McDonald about 12 years
  
  Just so I'm clear, you ran "sudo apt-get install ubuntu-restricted-extras"?
- zourite about 12 years
  
  Yes I have also installed
zourite about 12 years

Thank for your help but I don't want use only VLC. I will make a clean install of 12.04.
1ntel0pe about 9 years

This doesn't work any more. Is there still a way to play WMA files in Ubuntu?
zourite about 9 years

@Thucydides411 sudo add-apt-repository ppa:mc3man/gstffmpeg-keep sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install gstreamer0.10-ffmpeg
1ntel0pe about 9 years

I've tried that as well, but still can't play wma files. I get a segmentation fault every time I try to play them in Totem or VLC.
Alan Corey about 3 years

smplayer or mpv, both work here. Or ffmpeg with mp3 as an output format. I don't know if there's DRM junk in what I just tried or not.